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Thursday, January 15, 2015

Htc One M8 Lollipop 5.0.1 Sense 6

this is just a mini video i took of htc one m8 running the Dev edition RUU from Htc. my phone is S-OFF'd and Super Cid. i also reinstalled Twrp and flashed SuperSu for root. the battery life after a day is pretty good but it is just the 1st charge Cycle ill post another video after a few days to see what the battery life is with my usage


Friday, January 9, 2015

1987 Ford Mustang GT Convertible 5.0 Instrument Cluster Upgrade

this idea i have had in my head for sometime it was to mod my mustangs dash to use mechanical gauges instead of the stock electric gauges, last year i bought the white face dash kit and installed that but i grew tired of only the speedo working and the tach n the oil pressure gauge that kinda worked. the old cluster was about to give up. so instead of buying another one costing me around 100 or so i decided to upgrade my cluster. well i went to my local part store and bought the 2in white face triple pack of gauges then i bought the matching fuel gauge also. i also bought a automotive electric kit that had an assortment of butt connectors and scotch blocks. it also had tape and wire strippers and a test light. the gauges and the kit cost me 100.00 altogether. this process to me roughly 2 days from start to finish i still have 2 minor things to complete but at this time the instrument cluster is installed. if you are thinking about performing this upgrade make sure to have the correct wiring diagram for your car or truck and have the knowledge to understand the diagram also.  only problem i ran into was i didnt hook up the signal wire to tell the voltage regulator to turn on and come to find out that was the light green with a red stripe wire in the dash wiring that had to have a resistor in place so that it can turn on the charging system, i used a blub as the resistor. here are the videos i hope you enjoy and get ideas


Saturday, January 3, 2015

1995 cadillac deville 4.9 V8 Water Pump Install instructions

well today i started and finished work on the 1995 Cadillac Deville the total time from start to finish which included time cleaning up the bolts and surfaces, plus burping the cooling system was about 7hrs total. i also reprogrammed the dash cluster to show the temp,volts and rpm read out.

tools needed to do the job
1/4 in ratchet n socket set
serpentine belt tool

the water pump has a total of 19 bolts and nuts of which
3 of them are 15mm bolts
2 torx T45
14 10mm bolts and nuts


Thursday, January 1, 2015

1995 Cadillac De ville 4.9 Signs of a bad water pump

my friend brought this car to me it had a high idle issue but i repaired it. the idle control solenoid had came unplugged.  while the car was running i noticed a loud growling noise with a rattle. i used the old school trick i found a wood dowel or even a long screw driver will work. i started listening to the alternator, then i started listening to the idler and heard the bearings rattling there, on the tension-er pulley i found a light bearing noise, as i started listening to the water pump thats when i heard 90% of the rattle and grinding. this will be a fun job for me to do. ill post other video's of my progress.